Cortisol as a factor contributing to the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in severely obese patients: a single-center prospective study
The activity of the HPA axis, and tissue and systemic cortisol levels, contribute to MetS development. There are similarities between MetS and NAFLD concerning their pathophysiological mechanisms.
Authors
- George Theofanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5979-0762)
- Petros Papadopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-329X)
- Francesk Mulita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7198-2628)
- Vasileios Leivaditis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8692-0059)
- Panagiotis Leventis
- Petros Constantinopoulos
- Andreas Antzoulas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7679-0923)
- George Skroubis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2392-2078)
- Elias Liolis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7863-6402)
- Dimitrios Litsas
- Nikolaos Kornaros
- Georgia Georgoulia
Institutions
- General University Hospital of Patras (GR)
- Museum Appenzell (CH)
- Westpfalz Klinikum (DE)
- KAT General Hospital of Attica (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Medical Science - Atherosclerotic Diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5114/amsad/209847
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00